DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 12/26 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 44.1 - - 43.9 - - 40.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 40 - - 1 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 835 - - 966 - - 1017 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 919 - - 919 - - 919 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1724 - - 1855 - - 1906 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 763 - - 1352 - - 1187 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 134 - - 61 - - 40 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 17 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 319 - - 321 - - 325 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 624 - - 589 - - 772 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1100 - - 1266 - - 1134 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 320 - - 158 - - 349 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1404 - - 1697 - - 1557 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 44.1 - - 43.9 - - 40.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 42.4 - - 41.5 - - 39.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 44.1 - - 44.1 - - 41.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 42.0 - - 41.2 - - 38.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 40 - - 1 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 835 - - 966 - - 1017 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 100 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 95093 72 267 62 263 70 268 95093 88256 59 271 57 275 52 276 88256 82904 49 274 53 277 48 281 82904 78435 39 280 47 277 42 283 78435 74592 31 285 38 282 35 280 74592 71189 30 284 35 286 32 288 71189 68083 32 283 39 281 42 301 68083 65228 34 288 34 277 38 282 65228 62577 35 281 37 289 30 280 62577 59952 43 275 45 275 35 297 59952 57171 50 277 56 282 49 293 57171 54281 65 280 74 283 65 285 54281 51528 80 271 86 275 72 275 51528 49065 86 271 82 275 82 274 49065 46873 91 277 85 279 88 275 46873 44887 98 279 95 283 91 281 44887 43073 108 278 104 283 106 288 43073 41408 113 276 108 283 121 287 41408 39873 114 276 112 284 127 286 39873 38445 114 277 119 285 125 286 38445 37099 114 279 120 287 123 289 37099 35794 112 281 119 289 123 290 35794 34462 111 283 118 291 121 292 34462 33074 112 285 117 292 118 292 33074 31634 113 286 114 293 114 293 31634 30129 114 287 108 293 110 293 30129 28547 113 289 107 293 103 293 28547 26892 105 288 104 295 94 291 26892 25161 95 285 93 295 90 289 25161 23355 89 285 81 290 83 289 23355 21477 76 286 72 289 75 285 21477 19525 57 285 61 289 67 285 19525 17499 50 283 51 285 53 288 17499 15439 52 284 47 289 45 287 15439 13451 51 288 46 297 43 289 13451 11640 42 292 41 303 37 295 11640 10031 36 294 37 305 33 299 10031 8602 37 296 37 306 35 302 8602 7331 37 301 37 310 34 310 7331 6202 39 309 35 312 28 318 6202 5204 37 313 34 312 26 321 5204 4328 32 313 34 317 24 327 4328 3564 26 305 29 327 19 335 3564 2894 26 321 25 327 14 334 2894 2307 25 323 23*325 13*331 2307 1817 23*322 20*322 13*329 1817 1441 19*320 18 321 12 326 1441 1183 18 319 16 320 10 323 1183 1025 15 319 14 320 9 321 1025 935 12 319 10 319 6 318 935 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography